May 29, 1996
Education Week, Vol. 15, Issue 36
Education
Sharing the Wealth
Education receives the second-highest amount of money from contributions, behind only religious institutions and groups. In 1995, education brought in $17.94 billion from private giving, up from $17.08 billion in 1994. The tables below show sources and recipients of contributions.
Education Funding
Lawmakers Back School-Aid Increases for Fiscal '97
Washington
The outlook for federal school aid improved last week, as the Senate voted to add $5 billion in domestic spending to its fiscal 1997 budget plan.
The outlook for federal school aid improved last week, as the Senate voted to add $5 billion in domestic spending to its fiscal 1997 budget plan.
Education
People Column
Charlie Kozlesky is a runner with a cause. Over the past 18 years, he has raised more than $190,000 for children by doing what he loves, running.
Teaching Profession
Chicago Union Head Beats Back Challenge by Teacher
The leadership of the Chicago Teachers Union has beaten back a challenge by a teacher who campaigned for greater union involvement in school-reform efforts.
Education Funding
Bill To Increase Funding 3% In Colo. Would Strike Impact Fees
Colorado Gov. Roy Romer is considering signing a bill that would strike a important revenue source for fast-growing school districts--even though he thinks schools need the cash.
School & District Management
Family Awarded $1.6 Million in Asthma Death at School
The family of an 18-year-old New Orleans girl who died of an asthma attack after school officials failed to heed her pleas for an ambulance has won a $1.6 million settlement in a negligence lawsuit.
Education
Take Note: Cheese burgers aren't paradise; Pepsi promotion
Students in Burton, Mich., want to kick the fast-food habit.
Cheese burgers aren't paradise
Students in Burton, Mich., want to kick the fast-food habit.
Education
By the Numbers: Role of Religion
Regular attendance at religious services declined among high school seniors from 1976 to 1994, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. However, the percent of seniors who said religion plays a very important role in their lives remained steady.
Student Well-Being
CDF Slates D.C. Rally To Show Support for Children
Thousands of organizations involved with young people have signed on to sponsor a national day of commitment to children, to be celebrated June 1 on the grounds of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
Education
Going Comprehensive
The following technical-assistance programs have been replaced by the Department of Education's comprehensive regional centers:
School Choice & Charters
Critics Seek To Kill Perk of Giving Ill. Lawmakers College Aid
A 90-year-old perk given each year to Illinois state legislators--two four-year scholarships to state universities--may be on its last legs. Numerous reports this year have suggested that the awards are going to family members, children of party officials, and campaign contributors.
Equity & Diversity
Gay-Rights Ruling Seen Holding Wide Implications for Education
In a big victory for gay rights, the U.S. Supreme Court last week struck down a Colorado constitutional amendment that invalidated state and local legal protections for homosexuals.
Education
Legislative Update
The following are summaries of final action by legislatures on state education budgets and other education-related matters.
College & Workforce Readiness
Lack of Progress Could Imperil Voc.-Ed Bill
Washington
Despite initial optimism that a quick compromise could be reached on a bill to consolidate federal job-training and vocational-education efforts, the first meeting of House and Senate negotiators last week bogged down in partisan bickering that could doom the bill's chances in this congressional session.
Despite initial optimism that a quick compromise could be reached on a bill to consolidate federal job-training and vocational-education efforts, the first meeting of House and Senate negotiators last week bogged down in partisan bickering that could doom the bill's chances in this congressional session.
School & District Management
Middle School Gains Over 25 Years Chronicled
Schools for middle-level students have improved markedly over the past 25 years, but they still have far to go, a national report released last week says.
Student Well-Being
Guidelines From a Character-Education 'Manifesto'
The following is an edited version of a document produced by the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character at Boston University's school of education. Called the "Character Education Manifesto," it has been signed by leading educators of widely varying philosophies, as well as by national political and business leaders, such as Sanford N. McDonnell, the chairman emeritus of the McDonnell Douglas Corp. For a full text with signatories, readers should contact Kevin Ryan, the director of the center, or call (617) 353-2240.
Education
Capital Update
Capital Update tracks the movement of legislation, the introduction of notable bills, and routine regulatory announcements.
Law & Courts
Colo. District Claims Against Credit-Rater Dismissed
Administrators in the Jefferson County, Colo., schools thought they had been blindsided.
Education
State Journal
A literary discussion with 5th and 6th graders earlier this month landed Colorado Gov. Roy Romer in hot water.
Kindergarten fight
A literary discussion with 5th and 6th graders earlier this month landed Colorado Gov. Roy Romer in hot water.
Standards
Conferees Seek To Overcome Barriers to Standards Reform
State policymakers and educators who were not invited to the March education summit in Palisades, N.Y., got their turn to talk about elevating academic standards at a recent conference here.
School & District Management
Urban Districts Pressed To Find Teachers, Survey Says
Urban school districts suffer from a shortage of teachers in nearly every subject area and are scrambling to meet their staffing needs, a survey has found.
Education Funding
Whitman's School-Funding Plan Getting Mixed Reviews
Since unveiling her new plan for resolving one of the most protracted school-finance fights in the nation, Gov. Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey has been hearing ample evidence of why a solution has been so hard to find.
Education
Wilson Proposes Using Surplus To Cut Class Sizes
With California's economy spinning gold for the state's coffers, Gov. Pete Wilson last week proposed a cash infusion for schools.
Federal
N.Y.C. Gets Go-Ahead To Seek Felton Reversal
A federal judge last week gave the New York City schools the go-ahead to seek a reversal of the 1985 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that barred public school teachers from providing Title I services in religious schools.
Education Funding
Charitable Gifts to Education Up 8% in 1995, Report Finds
Charitable contributions to educational institutions increased 8
percent last year, slightly less than the overall growth in giving,
according to an annual report on philanthropy.